Water Program Manager - Data Centers

About the role

We are seeking a Water Infrastructure Program Manager (PgmM) who will play a crucial role in developing, coordinating, and delivering water infrastructure consulting, design projects, and tasks for data center clients. This role involves managing teams to complete tasks from front-end site due-diligence evaluation, consulting, planning, and detailed design support through the construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and deliver water infrastructure tasks for data center clients.
• Collaborate with teams inside HDR to support water infrastructure-oriented tasks including environmental, permitting, industrial water/wastewater treatment, building architecture, and other expertise from all HDR’s service areas.
• Work with vendors and subconsultants as needed.
• Manage teams working on tasks from front-end site due-diligence evaluation, consulting, planning, and detailed design support through the construction administration and commissioning phases of data center projects.
• Support water sustainability initiatives as aligned by client goals.
• Collaborate with business development teams to identify and develop opportunities and pursue projects.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of project-based team members and ensure they meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
• Identify key staff to support new opportunities, including monitoring of staff workload and facilitating work sharing amongst and between HDR groups.
• Recruit new staff based on client project needs.
• Facilitate development and dissemination of lessons learned, Standards & Practices, and other key delivery guidance/tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Civil or other similar engineering disciplines.
• Experienced in development and management of a wide range of client relationships and specific program and/or project pursuits.
• Experience working cooperatively with multiple HDR positions such as Market Sector Leadership, Business Class Directors, Regional Business Group Directors, Area Business Group Managers, and Area Managers.
• Demonstrated commitment to HDR values and an attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Works well in a team and matrix environment.
• Highly motivated, articulate, and self-starting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Platforms.
• Demonstrated project management experience with winning and delivering projects in the Data Center and other industrial sectors, with responsibility for budget, schedule, contractual obligations, and quality standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng).
• Project Management training and experience, including PMP certification.
• Experience designing industrial water and wastewater treatment plants, including development of conceptual/preliminary designs and detailed design document preparation.
• Knowledge of Google Workspace platforms (formerly G Suite or Google Apps).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7 years related experience.
• A minimum 2 years project management experience.
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered.